Mayim Bialik's Stellar Star Trek Photo Shoot

Experience the not-so-final frontier with Mayim Bialik.

Experience the not-so-final frontier with Mayim Bialik.

Mayim Bialik and fans everywhere geek out over Star Trek at 50. To celebrate, we boldy go where no man—or woman—has gone before, with a little help from this Trekkie pinup girl and The Big Bang Theory star.

"I watched a lot of Star Trek when I was a kid, and being able to not only dress up like some of the most iconic characters from that universe," Mayim Bialik said, "but be made up by some of the original innovators who created these looks, was personally so meaningful."

Take a look at the stellar shots from Mayim's Star Trek-themed Watch! shoot and learn more about Star Trek with some fun facts from series history. And be sure to check out a behind-the-scenes clip of Mayim's Star Trek photo shoot.  

Plus, watch the all-new Star Trek series exclusively on CBS All Access in 2017

Watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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Trek Fact: Star Trek has more spinoffs than any television series in history.

Trek Fact: Star Trek has more spinoffs than any television series in history.

Mayim channels Data (Brent Spiner) from The Next Generation, who sought to learn what it meant to be human. 

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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Trek Fact: Star Trek aired the first interracial kiss on American television.

Trek Fact: Star Trek aired the first interracial kiss on American television.

Mayim channels Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner). Kirk once found himself buried in adorably menacing Tribbles.

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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Trek Fact: The U.S. Postal Service created stamps to celebrate Star Trek’s 50th anniversary.

Trek Fact: The U.S. Postal Service created stamps to celebrate Star Trek’s 50th anniversary.

Mayim channels Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney).

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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Trek Fact: Star Trek's

Trek Fact: Star Trek's "communicators" are said to have inspired the invention of the cellphone.

Mayim portrays Yeoman Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney) and her hair, which were both unforgettable.

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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Trek Fact: The Big Bang Theory has countless under-the-radar Star Trek references.

Trek Fact: The Big Bang Theory has countless under-the-radar Star Trek references.

Mayim channels Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who was a coolheaded balance to the brash Kirk. The Big Bang Theory has really helped foster a new group of Star Trek fans. Who knew?

Watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS and CBS All Access.

Photography by Christopher Ross. Originally published in Watch! Magazine, August 2016 (on newsstands 7/26).
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